North Texas men's basketball coach Johnny Jones was known as "The Bullet" in his playing days at LSU, where he helped the Tigers reach the 1981 Final Four. That faster-than-a-speeding-bullet pace Jones had on the hardwood has transferred over to coaching where Jones has quickly raced his win total as North Texas' head coach to 150 in nine seasons, good enough for second in program history. That includes four 20-win seasons in a row with two NCAA tournament appearances.

After two subpar seasons that resulted in just the second coaching change at the school since the early 1970s, LSU bounced back in a big way in 2008-09, winning not only the SEC's Western Division for the fourth time but its second overall regular-season league title as well.

After two subpar seasons that resulted in just the second coaching change at the school since the early 1970s, LSU bounced back in a big way in 2008-09, winning not only the SEC's Western Division for the fourth time but its second overall regular-season league title as well.

Tasmin Mitchell scored 21 including the game-winning three-pointer with 9.8 seconds remaining to lead No. 18 LSU to a 73-70 victory over Kentucky on Saturday and give the Tigers the Southeastern Conference regular season title.

The No. 18 LSU Tigers (24-4) won their 12th straight SEC game to improve to 12-1 in the league with three games to play. Their closest competitors are Kentucky and South Carolina at 8-4. LSU can win the championship outright with one more win or with one more loss by Kentucky and South Carolina.